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BirdLife Partner organisations are at the leading edge of global efforts to save the albatross from extinction. In 1997, BirdLife International established the Global Seabird Programme, which has its headquarters at the RSPB. This was followed in 2000 by the launch of the Save the Albatross campaign. Partners throughout the world are helping to make the Save The Albatross campaign happen.
BirdLife International (www.birdlife.org) BirdLife International is a global partnership of organisations working in over 100 countries worldwide, to improve the quality of life for birds, for other wildlife, and for people.
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The RSPB (www.rspb.org.uk) is the UK partner organisation of BirdLife International, and is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and wildlife.
The RSPB has a special interest in albatross conservation because seven species nest in three of the UK Overseas Territories - the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Georgia and Tristan da Cunha; these represent more than half of all breeding albatrosses in the southern hemisphere. We believe the UK government has a special responsibility to protect these magnificent birds.
Our link to the Volvo Ocean Race (www.volvooceanrace.org)
Together, BirdLife Partner organisations including the RSPB are working with the organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race to highlight the plight of the albatross to millions of sailing enthusiasts and ocean-lovers worldwide.
The Volvo Ocean Race starts in Vigo, Spain, on 12 November 2005 and takes the competitors on a nail-biting voyage to South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil and the USA before returning to Europe and the race's end in Gothenburg, Sweden on 17 June 2006.
The race follows the traditional route of the old clipper ships - crossing oceans that have been home to albatrosses for millions of years.
The Volvo Ocean Race has adopted the Save the Albatross campaign in recognition of albatrosses' and crews' shared experience of life at the extreme and their desire to save these magnificent creatures.
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